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FENTON D. CRAIG, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,398, dated July 24, 1900.

Application filed April 13, 1899. Serial No. 712,954. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FENTON D. CRAIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented a :new and useful Improvement in Cabinets for the Display of Garden-Seed Products or other Articles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improved seedcabinet designed to hold in readily-accessible position packages of seed.

The improvement comprises a cabinet having a plurality of compartments, the sides and front of each of which are formed entirely of wire, each compartment containing a spring-pressed plate between Which and the front of the compartment the packages of seed are held.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

Figure l of the drawings is an elevation of the improved cabinet, a sufficient number of the partitions and compartments being shown to illustrate the arrangement. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Eig. 3 is a plan View of the cabinet. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view illustrating the arrangement of the compartments. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the upper end portion of a side Wall and the strip for covering the groove therein, said strip being detached and set to one side.

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet comprises a base E, side Walls F and G, top I, and a rear Wall K, the front edges of the side Walls being preferably inclined, as shown, giving an inclination to the open frontof the cabinet to permit ready access to the lower rows of packages.

A, B, C, and D represent a series of horizontal shelves fixed to the rear Wall K and having their ends let into grooves in the side Walls of the cabinet.

The side WallslF and G near their front edges are formed in their outer faces with vertical grooves U and U', in which the terminals of horizontal rods L, M, N, O, P, and Q are located. These rods, preferably of Wire, are arranged in pairs, one pair between each adjacent pair of shelves, as shown, and from the front of the compartments in horizontal alinement. The rods are placed in position by inserting them endwise through corresponding openings 'ain the side Walls in 'transverse alinement and communicating with the respectivegroovcs U and U. The terminal portions of the rods projecting beyond the openings u are received in the respective grooves U and U', and either end of any rod can be pressed upon by the linger, a pencil, or other instrument to project its opposite end a distance to be readily grasped when it is required to remove the rod for any purpose. When the rods are in place, they are prevented from longitudinal movement by strips P P2, secured to the side Walls and covering the grooves U and U. Intermediate the side Walls each pair of rods is joined by a plurality of Wire frames V, forming the sides of the various compartments. The upper and lower members of the frame are connected, respectively, to the upper and lower rods, While the vertical rear member is secured to the rear wall of the cabinet by suitable fastening devices, such as staples 1l. The frames form the vertical partitions Separating the compartments and may be of any desired number and are supported entirely from the rear Wall of the cabinet.

Each compartment contains a coil-spring S, fixed to the rear wall of the cabinet and having secured to its front end a plate W, the tension of the spring being such as to normally press the plate against the horizontal rods, as shown. The plates are of such length or height as to fit loosely in the space between adjacent shelves and are of a Width to close the respective compartments, being entirely supported by the springs S, avoiding binding of the plate in operation.

The seed-packages, arranged with reference to particular description, if desired, are placed between the plates W and the horizontal rods of theV particular compartments, With the effect to hold the packages pressed against the said rods, from which position they may be readily removed, as desired. If desired, an ornamental headpiece T maybe placed in a suitable groove formed in the top of the cabinet. The frames V, through their simple connection With the rear Wall of the cabinet, are readily removable to permit adjustment of IDO the horizontal dimensions of the compartments.

The above-described construction provides a cabinet cheap and simple in construction in which the compartments are formed of wire in a manner to permit ready renewal, removal, or adjustment as to lateral dimensions, and the frame-like formation of the compartments enables the cabinet to be readily cleaned or inspected.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, the sides and front of said compartments being formed ot'wire supported entirely from the rear wall of the cabinet.

2. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, the sides and front of said compartments being formed of wire supported entirely from the rear wall of the cabinet, and a spring-pressed plate in each compartment.

3. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, rods extending horizontally of the cabinet and forming the front wall of said compartments, and wire frames extending rearwardly from said rods and connected to the rear wall of the cabinet, said frames forming the side walls of the compartments.

4. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, the sides and front of said compartments being formed of wire supported 3 5 entirely from the rear Wall of the cabinet, a vertically-arranged plate in each compartment, and a spring secured to the rear wall of the cabinet and supporting said plate.

5. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of 4o shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, horizontal rods extending the full width of the cabinet and forming the front of the series of horizontal compartments, and wire frames supporting said rods and connected to the rear wall of the cabinet, said frames forming the sides of the compartments. v

6. A seed-cabinet having a plurality of shelves, a series of compartments between adjacent shelves, horizontal rods extending the full width of the cabinet and forming the front of the series of horizontal compartments, and wire frames supporting said rods and connected to the rear wall of the cabinet, said frames forming the sides of the compartments, and a spring-pressed plate in each connpartment entirely supported by the rear wall of the cabinet.

FENTON D. CRAIG.

Witnesses:

OYRUs F. JOHNSON, E. STEINBRECHER. 

